Jaded (Aerosmith song)
Encyclopedia
"Jaded" is a song by American
hard rock
band Aerosmith
. It was written by Steven Tyler
and Marti Frederiksen
. It was released on December 21, 2000 as the first single off of the album Just Push Play
. The song was first debuted publicly at the American Music Awards
and was also played at the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXV
in January 2001.
The song features jangling guitars, a danceable drum beat and bass rhythm, memorable, repeated choruses and bridges, and the repeated use of the word "jaded".
). The song tells a story of a girl who has lost the ability to feel due to losing touch with reality.
The Los Angeles Theater 1931 is a Movie Palace in Downtown Los Angeles and is extravagantly designed in the French Rococo Style. The video also features the Ballroom/Lounge, the Landing on the way to the Ballroom, Auditorium, and the Mezzanine Hallway. The Hallway shot uses either a mirror, or special effects, to multiply the doors and make the hallway seem endless.
There are two versions of the video, much of the footage is the same, though used in slightly different places, and some shots have alternate angles. Here are a few noticeable differences:
The video premiered on MTV
on February 13, 2001 and was directed by Francis Lawrence
. The video was awarded Best Hard Rock Clip of the Year at the Billboard Music Video Awards, and Video of the Year at the Boston Music Awards.
versions of the song have appeared on the Dancemania
series albums, including the 2001 album Dancemania Speed 7
.
United States
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hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
band Aerosmith
Aerosmith
Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many...
. It was written by Steven Tyler
Steven Tyler
Steven Tyler is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, best known as the frontman and lead singer of the Boston-based rock band Aerosmith, in which he also plays the harmonica, and occasional piano and percussion. He is known as the "Demon of Screamin'", due to his high screams...
and Marti Frederiksen
Marti Frederiksen
Martin Harold Frederiksen is an American songwriter, record producer, and musician. He writes and produces music primarily in rock, country, and pop...
. It was released on December 21, 2000 as the first single off of the album Just Push Play
Just Push Play
Just Push Play is the 13th studio album by American rock band Aerosmith, released on March 9, 2001. The album was co-produced by song collaborators Marti Frederiksen and Mark Hudson....
. The song was first debuted publicly at the American Music Awards
American Music Awards
-Conception:The AMAs were created by Dick Clark in 1973 to compete with the Grammys after the move of that year's show to Nashville, Tennessee led to CBS picking up the Grammy telecasts after its first two in 1971 and 1972 were broadcast on ABC...
and was also played at the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXV
Super Bowl XXXV
Super Bowl XXXV was played on January 28, 2001 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida to decide the National Football League champion following the 2000 regular season. The American Football Conference champion Baltimore Ravens defeated the National Football Conference champion New York...
in January 2001.
Lyrical interpretation and song structure
The song's lyrics are about a girl who is "jaded", and how the relationship the narrator has with the girl is sometimes "complicated", but repeatedly claims that "I'm the one that jaded you."The song features jangling guitars, a danceable drum beat and bass rhythm, memorable, repeated choruses and bridges, and the repeated use of the word "jaded".
Cover artwork
The single's artwork was somewhat controversial, featuring a naked girl holding an apple on the cover. The model in the artwork is Nicole West.Music video
The video for "Jaded" features Aerosmith performing in the Lobby of the Los Angeles Theater, and random clips of a "Jaded" girl (actress Mila KunisMila Kunis
Milena "Mila" Kunis is an American actress. Her work includes the role of Jackie Burkhart on the TV series That '70s Show and the voice of Meg Griffin on the animated series Family Guy...
). The song tells a story of a girl who has lost the ability to feel due to losing touch with reality.
The Los Angeles Theater 1931 is a Movie Palace in Downtown Los Angeles and is extravagantly designed in the French Rococo Style. The video also features the Ballroom/Lounge, the Landing on the way to the Ballroom, Auditorium, and the Mezzanine Hallway. The Hallway shot uses either a mirror, or special effects, to multiply the doors and make the hallway seem endless.
There are two versions of the video, much of the footage is the same, though used in slightly different places, and some shots have alternate angles. Here are a few noticeable differences:
| Place | Version 1 | Version 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Opening | Zoom in on stage quickly | Zoom in on stage slowly |
| Middle | Steven Tyler blows into camera | Horse statue blows into camera |
| Forest interlude | Steven Tyler is not shown when the music starts | Steven Tyler is shown when the music starts |
The video premiered on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
on February 13, 2001 and was directed by Francis Lawrence
Francis Lawrence
Francis Lawrence is an American music video and film director.-Life and career:Lawrence was born in Vienna, Austria. His father is a physicist who taught at California State University, Northridge and his mother is V.P. Technology at a PR agency. He moved to Los Angeles at the age of three...
. The video was awarded Best Hard Rock Clip of the Year at the Billboard Music Video Awards, and Video of the Year at the Boston Music Awards.
Almost Dropped From the Label
In Steven's memoir "Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?" he leaked that after Aerosmith released "Jaded"; an executive from Sony Records sent Steven a note saying that if they didn't release "Jaded", they would be dropped from the label. This made Steven furious, now for every song he writes he looks at the note for inspiration.Jaded 670931
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Charts
| Charts (2001) | Peak position |
|---|
Year-end chart
| Chart (2001) | Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 47 |
Cover versions
Remixed eurodanceEurodance
Eurodance is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s or early 1990s primarily in Europe. It combines many elements from House, Techno, Hi-NRG and especially Italo-Disco...
versions of the song have appeared on the Dancemania
Dancemania
Dancemania is a series of remix compilation albums by i-DANCE. The series deals primarily with dance music, especially eurodance. Despite its tracks have been made by various musicians from all over the world mainly from the European continent, the albums have been released exclusively in Japan.The...
series albums, including the 2001 album Dancemania Speed 7
Dancemania Speed
Dancemania Speed is a sub-series of Toshiba EMI's Dancemania compilation series. This series features faster, further remixed versions of recordings from previously released Dancemania albums or faster remixed covers of various famous songs...
.